Entries from March 2009

March 24, 2009

Cinnamon buns revisited

 
 
As it happens, those fabulous cinnamon buns I made a while ago at Catering College are a staple at the Nordic Bakery. In their Finnish incarnation they are called Korvapuustit or cinnamon ears and no, I don’t speak Finnish yet.
 
 
 
 

Cinnamon ears (Korvapuustit) from The Great Scandinavian Baking Book by Beatrice Ojakangas
Makes 24 rolls
 
2 packages active [...]

March 18, 2009

Jam session

 
 
Another post that went bonkers…
 
I have committed an act of disappearance again.
This time due to a long-due, much needed break to go back home.
The holiday was great, it was a highlight all the way through.
The only thing I regret about it was that it was too short. I’ll keep you posted as to my [...]

March 17, 2009

All good things come to an end

 
Yes, all good things come to an end at some point. In my case what ended was my job at the Nordic Bakery but I left there with very fond memories, my colleagues, the atmosphere, the food…
 
One of the staples at the café (for it is more a café than a bakery) is the [...]

March 16, 2009

Julie, Julia & Me

 
 
  
 
 
Recently, I picked up an interesting book at my local library: “Julie & Julia” by a Julie Powell.
It is interesting because it got me thinking. And nowadays not many books can do that. Well, not that many anyway.
It is by no means a new book having been published in 2005. But then again I am [...]